Effective altruism and the dark side of entrepreneurship
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Effective altruism and the dark side of entrepreneurship
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Olumekor, M.
Mohiuddin, M. Su, Z. |
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DARK PERSONALITY
DARK TRIAD BEHAVIOR EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM ENTREPRENEURSHIP MACHIAVELLIANISM NARCISSISM PSYCHOPATHY |
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Purpose: Effective Altruism (EA) has become one of the most prominent socio-philosophical movements of recent years. EA is also facing intense scrutiny due to the business practices of some of its most prominent adherents. On the other hand, the dark triad traits of Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy have been getting increasing attention in entrepreneurship research. There is growing evidence that these traits can motivate entrepreneurial intention. We therefore sought to investigate if there was a connection between the entrepreneurship discourse in EA and traits corresponding to dark triad behavior. Design/methodology/approach: Using a discursive analytic method, we investigated the discursive threads on entrepreneurship in EA over a 10-year period. Findings: While we believe EA brings a much-needed perspective to the overall debate on doing good, we found ample evidence that it might have promoted the sort of dark triad behavior which some evidence suggests can lead to financial success, but can equally lead to the type of morally bankrupt, unethical and even illegal practices of some entrepreneurs. We also discovered a somewhat temporal dimension in EA’s discourse on entrepreneurship, beginning with discourse encouraging some risk taking and entrepreneurship, before moving on to discourses on the benefits of having a smart and illicit character, and ending with a focus on aggressive risk taking. Originality: The findings contribute to the still nascent debate on dark personality traits in entrepreneurship, and enriches the theoretical advancement of the field. However, our research differs from prior studies which were almost exclusively focused on the firm. Instead, we examine this phenomenon within a highly influential belief system/philosophical movement. Copyright © 2023 Olumekor, Mohiuddin and Su.
Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Minobrnauka; Ural Federal University, UrFU MO acknowledges funding from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Ural Federal University project within the Priority-2030 program). Also, the authors gratefully acknowledge the constructive feedback of the reviewers. |
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2024-04-05T16:34:57Z
2024-04-05T16:34:57Z 2023 |
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Article
Journal article (info:eu-repo/semantics/article) |info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
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Olumekor, M, Mohiuddin, M & Su, Z 2023, 'Effective altruism and the dark side of entrepreneurship', Frontiers in psychology, Том. 14, 1247331. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1247331
Olumekor, M., Mohiuddin, M., & Su, Z. (2023). Effective altruism and the dark side of entrepreneurship. Frontiers in psychology, 14, [1247331]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1247331 1664-1078 Final All Open Access, Gold, Green https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85175007858&doi=10.3389%2ffpsyg.2023.1247331&partnerID=40&md5=aae7f15593c6e652c46195c8b4499089 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1247331/pdf?isPublishedV2=False http://elar.urfu.ru/handle/10995/130886 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1247331 85175007858 001089291300001 |
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en
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Open access (info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess)
cc-by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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application/pdf
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Frontiers Media SA
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Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers in Psychology |
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